th 4 Quarter Reading Project
Book Requirements: Ø Award winning novel Off-Limits Books Ø 130 pgs. Minimum o The Watsons Go to Ø Lexile of 850 or higher Birmingham Ø No graphic novels (expanded comic books), etc. o Roll of Thunder, Hear Ø Book Sigh-Up – Due April 10th My Cry
DUE DATE: May 22nd Project Description: 1. Read your book. You should plan on finishing your book at least 2 weeks before the project’s due date.
2. Write a recommendation letter for the book, recommending it for one of the OHMS Eagle’s Choice book award. Your letter must include: o Appropriate Salutation Well-Known Awards o Title, Author Name, Publisher, and Publishing Date o Who is the intended audience? o John Newbery Medal o What is remarkable about this book? You need to write o Pulitzer Prize about 2 of the following: o Man Booker Prize i. Theme o Michael L. Printz Award ii. Voice o National Book Awards iii. Plot o Costa Book Awards iv. Character Development v. Style o National Book Critics vi. Illustrations Circle Awards vii. Accuracy o Edgar Awards o Provide 2 direct examples of each literary value you o ALAN Award choose and explain how they are remarkable. THE NOVEL, NOT THE o Why should everyone read this book? AUTHOR MUST RECEIVE o Appropriate closing with your signature THE AWARD!!! 3. Write a letter/email to the author o Appropriate Salutation and Date o Introduce yourself o What novel did you read? Why did you decide to read it? o What did you learn from the novel? o What did you like about the novel? o What suggestions do you have for the author? o Appropriate closing with your signature
4. You will receive 3 pts. extra credit for mailing your letter to the author. We’ll provide the envelopes and help you find the address. You must provide postage. If you email the author, you must CC me on the email.
A best selling novel is not the same as an award-winning novel!!
Recommendations Ø A Monster Calls – Patrick Ness Ø The Giver – Lois Lowry Ø Ella Enchanted – Gail Carson Levine Ø The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle – Avi Ø An Abundance of Katherines – John Green Ø My Brother Sam is Dead – Colier and Collier Ø The Devils Arithmetic – Jane Yolen Ø The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation – M.T. Anderson Ø Postcards from No Man’s Land – Aidan Chambers Ø Monster – Walter Dean Myers Ø Midwinterblood – Marcus Sedgwick Ø Brown Girl Dreaming – Jacqueline Woodson Ø The Higher Power of Lucky – Susan Patron Ø The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread – Kate DiCamillo, Illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering Ø Crispin: The Cross of Lead – Avi Ø A Single Shard – Linda Sue Park Ø Bud, Not Buddy – Christopher Paul Curtis Ø Holes – Louis Sachar Ø Lily’s Crossing – Patricia Reilly Giff Ø Mania Magee – Jerry Spinelli Ø Number the Stars – Lois Lowry Ø The Whipping Boy – Sid Fleischman Ø Dicey’s Song – Cynthia Voigt Ø Jacob Have I Loved – Katherine Paterson Ø Bridge to Terabithia – Katherine Paterson Ø Julie of the Wolves – Susan Cooper Ø Chains – Laurie Halse Anderson Ø The Crossover – Kwame Alexander Ø Bomb: The Race to Build – And Steal – the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon – Steve Sheinkin Ø Dead End in Norvelt – Jack Gantos
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